Manusmriti
नक्तं चान्नं समश्नीयाद् दिवा वाऽहृत्य शक्तितः । चतुर्थकालिको वा स्यात् स्याद् वाऽप्यष्टमकालिकः ॥ १९ ॥
Having collected food according to his ability, he may either eat at night (only), or in the day-time (only), or at every fourth meal-time, or at every eighth.
english translation
naktaM cAnnaM samaznIyAd divA vA'hRtya zaktitaH । caturthakAliko vA syAt syAd vA'pyaSTamakAlikaH ॥ 19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनक्तं चान्नं समश्नीयाद् दिवा वाऽहृत्य शक्तितः । चतुर्थकालिको वा स्यात् स्याद् वाऽप्यष्टमकालिकः ॥ १९ ॥
Having collected food according to his ability, he may either eat at night (only), or in the day-time (only), or at every fourth meal-time, or at every eighth.
english translation
naktaM cAnnaM samaznIyAd divA vA'hRtya zaktitaH । caturthakAliko vA syAt syAd vA'pyaSTamakAlikaH ॥ 19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript